Apparatus for dating and checking the issue of railway or other tickets.



No. 798,956. PATENTED JULY l, 1905. Gr. RAINAY-WALTUN & G. U. WARDROP.

APPARATUS FOR DATING AND GHEGKING THE ISSUE OF RAILWAY OR OTHER TICKETS.

APPLICATION FILED APR.18,1904.

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ll 2 k No. 793,956. PATENTED JULY 4, 1905. G. RAINAY-WALTUN & U. U. WARDROP. APPARATUS FOR DATING AND CHECKING THE ISSUE OF RAILWAY OR OTHER TICKETS.

APPLICATION FILED APR.18.1904.

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auteur trim GEORGE RAlNAY-VVAL'ITON AN 1) Cl-IAHTJEEi CAAIIPBELL ARDROP, OF B Ulfllt ()5) A YRES, AlxtirltNll N A.

APPARATUS FOR DATING AND CHECKING THE ISSUE OF RAILWAY OR OTHER TICKETS.

SPECIFIGATIUN forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,956, dated July 4, 1905.

Application Filed April 18, 1904. Serial No. 208,786.

lie it known that we, (a? nrmen RA'I'NAYAVAL- Tom and (luannns CAMPBELL WVauni-unr, residing at No. 775 Galle Heconquister, tuenos Ayres, Argentina, have invented new and useful improvements in Apparatus for il.)ating and Checking the Issue of Railway or other Tickets, of which the "following is a specilication.

This invention relates to apparatus for dating railway and other tickets and for checking the number oi. such tickets issued.

ilccording to this invention the power for working the apparatus is transmitted by means of a lever placed under the bookingdesk and actuated by the i ootoi the booking ol'lice clerk, thus dillering from the ordinary devices used at the present time, which are operated by the impact resulting from a forward push of the hand after the ticket has been placed in the printing-slot. in combination with the ticket printing or dating arrangements is a second set of type, which by the same action of the foot prints or records on a strip of paper the number of times the instrument is operated, thus keeping a check on the b0oking-0liiee clerk.

in order to enable the invention to be readily understood, reference is made to the accompanying drawii'igs, in which- Figure 1 is a part vertical section and part side elevation 01 the improved ticket-dating apparatus. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2 2, Fig. 1, showing half the fly-nut and type-cover removed. Fig. 3 is a front view 01'' the apparatus, part of the casing be ing removed. Fig. 4 is a section on the line A 4L, Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a back view of the apparatus, part of the casing being I'OIHOVOd. l ig. ('3 a general View of. the complete ap paratus.

The apparatus suitably consists of a castiron or other metal l'lead-piece a, iarrying two sets of type t and 0, respectively, one set 7) being for dating the tickets and the other set 0 for printing the record on the paper slip. The head-piece a is attached in a suitable manner to a metal rod (6, capable of working in an upward and downward direction and suitably guided, say, by means 01 an enlargement r on the rod litting and moving in a socket f. The rod-head and the type are kept in the normal or uppermost position by a steel spring contained in the cast-iron box or socket f, which may form a portion 01? or be integral with the outer case A for the mechanism. Two tables y' which may be constructed of cast-iron, are supported by stamlards on the flange K of the socket which form, as it were, the base-plate of the apparatus. The ticket to be dated is placed on the tablej, being inserted throiilgh a slot in in the case, and the type A, through the medium of the cast-iron head a and spindle (l, actuated by means of the pedal 1/, Fig. (3, through the medium of the lever o and connecting-rod 21 when the pedal is depressed by the operators foot, is brought down into contact with the ticket, thus embossing and n'inting the date on it. At the same time as the type 7) descends a platen or impression block 7) is raised and the ticket is embossed between the two as well as receiving an ink impression from the type. The block 1.) is raised by means of a cam 1 which is turned by a :liorked lever '1', shown formed integrally with the cam 17 and pivoted at .v. The lever r is operated during the descent of the rod or spindle ("Z by means 01'' a pin or projection upon the latter, which projection engages the lever r and depresses the end thereof, thus turning the lever about its pivot. The lever is returned to its "former position by means of a shoulder 16 oi? the enlargement a butting against the lever as the spindle ascends. The great advantange of using foot-power instead of hand-power lies in the increase of pressure which can be brought to hear on the ticket, thus always insuring a perfect impression oi? the type. lnkpads are always kept in contact with the types except during the printing and are moved out of position by suitable means as the types move downward. The ink-pads are conveniently rollers a u, rotatably mounted between the ends of two pairs of levers w, pivoted at a: w to the head a and having tails ;1 (jams or plates are suitably lastened to the standards 20, which support the tables j 70, and as the head-piece adescends the tails of the levers come into contact with the plates 2 .2 and are turned about the pivots 0:, thereby causing the inking-rollers 4) n to mo e inward clear of the types 5 0. The pads may be conveniently pivoted and kept in position by an elastic band or spring. The inking-rollers may be either absorbent or may be of the usual composition and may be supplied with ink from an inking-table or by means of feed-rollers.

The recording arrangement consists of a strip of paper or other material 2, carried over a series of rollers and also over the top of the table 71. As shown in Fig. 1, the paper coming from a suitable supply first passes through a tension device, consisting of a spring 8, pressing upon a roller 9, between which parts 8 and 9 the paper strip passes. From thence the paper is taken over a roller 7, under a roller 6, over a table Z over a roller 5, and lastly over amilled or roughened roller 3, being held in close contact therewith by means of a blade-spring a, fixed to the base 5 and suitably concaved and pronged at the end contacting with the roller 3. The paper strip 2 is fed by this roller out through an opening in the casing, as shown in dotted lines. At one end of the roller 3 is fixed a ratchet-wheel 10, and a spring-pawl 14:, attached to the head-piece a, engages the wheel and turns it forward one tooth at every ascent of the head-piece for the purpose of feeding the paper forward the desired distance. A locking-pawl 11 is also provided to prevent backward movement of the ratchet. An impression-block 12 is provided in the table it and is supported upon a blade-spring 13, attached underneath the table. The rollers 3, 5, 6, 7, and E) are supported in bearings in the left-hand of the standards 20, Fig. 5, of the table i The types are retained in their boxes or recesses in the head a by means of a cover-piece 1'7, which is held down upon the types 7f by means of a fly-nut 18. hen it is desired to remove or exchange the type, the nut 18 is loosened, the cover 17 is turned through ninety degrees, when it will be clear of the type, which are then readily handled.

A glass window 19 may be provided at the aperture m for the insertion of the tickets, or the piece 19 may be'of brass or other metal.

The type 0 might take the form of a num' bering-stamp, which at every movement of the head could be arranged to advance the number last indicated by one.

The casing is suitably held down to the desk by means of an eye v for the reception of a bolt 1 on one side and a slotted lug 15 and padlocked staple 22 on the other side.

The paper strip may be already numbered or be replaced by a number of separate tickets or pieces of paper already numbered or marked in a suitable manner, one number or ticket or piece being fed out at every operation of the press, thereby obviating the employment of the types 0.

hat we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A ticket printing and indenting machine, comprising a vertically-sliding head, a typebox in said head, a revoluble plate for retaining type in said box, a sliding rod fixed to said head, means for lowering and means for raising said head, and an impression-table beneath said head, substantially as set forth.

2. Aticket printing and indenting machine, comprising a vertically-sliding head, a typebox in said head, means for retaining type in said box, a sliding rod fixed to said head, means for lowering and means for raising said head, an impression-table beneath said type-head, a vertically-sliding impressionblock in said table, and means for vertically sliding said block when said type-carrying head descends, substantially as set forth.

3. A ticket printing and indenting machine, comprising a vertically-sliding head, a typebox in said head, means for retaining type in said box, a sliding rod fixed to said head, means for lowering and means for raising said head, an impression-table beneath said head, an ink-roller, links on said head for suspending said roller beneath said type-box, and means for removing said roller as said head descends, substantially as set forth.

at. A ticket printing and indenting machine, comprising a type-carrying head, type-boxes in said head, means for retaining type in said boxes, a sliding rod fixed to said head, means for lowering and means for raising said head, an impression-table beneath one of said typeboxes, a positively-operated vertically-sliding impression-block in said table, an impressiontable beneath the other of said type-boxes and a flexibly-supported block in the last-named table, substantially as set forth.

5. A ticket printing and indenting machine, comprising a type'carrying head, type-boxes in said head, means for retaining type in said boxes, a sliding rod lixed to said head, means for lowering and means for raising said head, an impression-table beneath one of said typeboxes, a positively-operated vertically-sliding impression-block in said table, an impressiontable beneath the other of said type-boxes, a flexibly-supported block in the last-named table, means for guiding and tensioning a record-strip over said table, and means for feeding said strip step by step, substantially as set forth.

6. A ticket-dating machine comprising a type-carrying head, a reciprocating vertical rod fixed to said head, means for lowering and means for raising said rod, two impression-tables beneath said type-carrying head one for the tickets and one for the record,

reaese type hoses or receptacles in said head and a cover lined over said head for retaining the type snlistantially as set forth.

7. A ticket-dating machine comprising a typcrcarrying head, a reciprocating; vertical rod lined to said head, a foot-lever connected with said rod for lowering the same, a spring hearing against said rod for raising same, an impression-table beneath said t;vpehead, a movable impression-blocl in said table, a cam supporting said block, a lever connected to said cam for operating same, and projections on said rod for operating said lever substantiall as set :lorth.

8. A ticket-dating machine comprising a l'iypewarryirlg' head, a reciprocating vertical rod lixed to said head, a Foot-lever connected with said rod forlowering' thesalnc and aspring hearing against said rod for raising same, an ii'i'ipression-table beneath said type-head, a movable impression-block in said table, a cam supporting said block, a. lever connected to said cam for operating sanle, projections on said rod for operating said lever, levers pivoted on said head, hiking-rollers mounted between said levers and cam-plates 'lor operat inosaid levers substantially as set forth.

9. it ticket-dating machine comprising a 'ty ie-carrying head, a reciprocating vertical rod lined to said head, a foot lever connected with said rod for lowin'ing same and a spring hearing against said rod for raisingsame, two in]pression-tables beneath said type-head one for the tickets and the other for a record-strip, a movable iin p ression-hlocl; in each table, a cam supporting said block in the ticltet-tahle, a le ver connected to said cam for operating same, projections on said rod for operating said lever, a spring supporting said block in the reco1d-strip table, levers pivoted on said head, inking-rollers mounted between said 1e vers, cain-plates For operating said levers, a Feed-roller tor said strip, a spring for holding said strip up to said roller; a ratchet on said roller and a pawl on said head For operating said ratchet. guide-rollers for said strip and a tension device for said strip substantially as set forth.

(llflUltGll [MlNAY-WAl/lllil. CHARLES (lzilllllillhh Wdltlllltll.

\Vitnesses:

A. W. lvl nyena, l). Mmfnn. 

